It is D-day in #Venezuela 🇻🇪. Thousands of Venezuelan volunteers will try to get humanitarian aid across the border as #Maduro has closed all border crossings with 🇨🇴🇧🇷🇳🇱-🇨🇼.
Protesters at the Simon Bolivar bridge near #Cúcuta are trying to cross over from the Colombian side. pic.twitter.com/F8mtDPWZ3f— Thomas van Linge (@ThomasVLinge) February 23, 2019
#Venezuela 🇻🇪: At least 3 National Guards soldiers have already defected from the #Maduro regime this morning, heading into #Colombia pic.twitter.com/WRpUHVKw0C— Thomas van Linge (@ThomasVLinge) February 23, 2019
#Venezuela 🇻🇪: National Guard blocking the border with #Brazil in Gran Sabana (#Bolivar state). The mayor of municipality calls on the soldiers to open the border and let the humanitarian aid come in. pic.twitter.com/uHB26vkUNg— Thomas van Linge (@ThomasVLinge) February 23, 2019
#Venezuela 🇻🇪: #GNB (National Guard) soldiers fired tear gas at protesters in the border town of Urena (#Tachira state), just several hundred meters away from the border with #Colombia pic.twitter.com/jtndGNrRWp— Thomas van Linge (@ThomasVLinge) February 23, 2019
#Venezuela 🇻🇪: video of the moment the #GNB soldiers defected to the opposition, holding up their guns as a sign of surrender. pic.twitter.com/jse5NwiJPa— Thomas van Linge (@ThomasVLinge) February 23, 2019
#Venezuela 🇻🇪: a National Guard sergeant has defected to the opposition as well, holding back his tears as the people cheer him on while he walks into #Colombia.
He is the 4th #GNB soldier to switch sides so far. pic.twitter.com/FvShkpkdFR— Thomas van Linge (@ThomasVLinge) February 23, 2019
#Venezuela 🇻🇪: main standoff on the Venezuelan side of the border is happening in Ureña where protesters and #GNB are clashing just 900m from the Simon Bolivar border bridge. #23Feb
Live stream of the clashes: https://t.co/4w96UFkRkc— Thomas van Linge (@ThomasVLinge) February 23, 2019
#Venezuela 🇻🇪: statement by the 4 soldiers who defected from the #Maduro regime this morning. They state they recognize @jguaido as legitimate leader of the country. #23Feb pic.twitter.com/f0i1z9UYag— Thomas van Linge (@ThomasVLinge) February 23, 2019
#Venezuela 🇻🇪: anti-#Maduro protesters in the town of #LosTeques. #23Feb pic.twitter.com/Mo0TUKyIFi— Thomas van Linge (@ThomasVLinge) February 23, 2019
#Venezuela 🇻🇪: thousands answered to call to protest against #Maduro in the city of #Barquisimeto (#Lara state). #23Feb pic.twitter.com/v7fpGMxXG0— Thomas van Linge (@ThomasVLinge) February 23, 2019
#Venezuela 🇻🇪: protesters in the capital #Caracas showing their support to @jguaido and the entry of humanitarian aid. #23Feb pic.twitter.com/OboRH1VCG8— Thomas van Linge (@ThomasVLinge) February 23, 2019
#Venezuela 🇻🇪: protesters and volunteers on the Simon Bolivar bridge trying to reason with Venezuelan soldiers blocking the border crossing. #23Feb pic.twitter.com/o8sdgtAUZM— Thomas van Linge (@ThomasVLinge) February 23, 2019
Freaking FR is so slow today! GAD!!!!! Dinish DeSouza is tweeting about Venezuela as well. I think his wife is from there.
#Venezuela 🇻🇪: protesters marching in the state of #Aragua. #23Feb pic.twitter.com/N2vWeevpNR— Thomas van Linge (@ThomasVLinge) February 23, 2019
#Venezuela 🇻🇪: thousands marching in the coastal state of #Vargas for the entry of humanitarian aid. #23Feb pic.twitter.com/GcF1bQIrcq— Thomas van Linge (@ThomasVLinge) February 23, 2019
#Venezuela 🇻🇪: livestream of the situation in #Cucuta on the Venezuelan border where the opposition will try to get humanitarian aid across any moment now. #23Febhttps://t.co/OOoccdZ8kF— Thomas van Linge (@ThomasVLinge) February 23, 2019
#Venezuela 🇻🇪: A massive crowd is gathering at the perimeter of La Carlota airbase in #Caracas, trying to persuade the armed forces to switch sides. #23Feb pic.twitter.com/XRDrQISa2y— Thomas van Linge (@ThomasVLinge) February 23, 2019
#Venezuela 🇻🇪: thousands of Venezuelans out in the streets of #Maracaibo (#Zulia state). #23Feb pic.twitter.com/RRidTSHmje— Thomas van Linge (@ThomasVLinge) February 23, 2019
#Venezuela 🇻🇪: soldiers in #Barcelona (#Anzoategui) are leaving their base to join the protesters standing outside. #23Feb pic.twitter.com/FeaSLooIiS— Thomas van Linge (@ThomasVLinge) February 23, 2019
#Venezuela 🇻🇪: Several Venezuelan soldiers in La Fria (#Tachira state), 12 km from the Colombian border, have joined the protesters with their vehicles. #23Feb pic.twitter.com/OX8Ljiath0— Thomas van Linge (@ThomasVLinge) February 23, 2019
#Venezuela 🇻🇪: National Guard soldiers in #Barcelona (#Anzoategui state) are being hugged and cheered on by protesters as they refuse to repress the massive anti-#Maduro march in the city. #23Feb pic.twitter.com/NimUOrLjVu— Thomas van Linge (@ThomasVLinge) February 23, 2019
#Venezuela 🇻🇪: two female soldiers have defected to the opposition as well, crying in relieve as they're being escorted into #Colombia. #23Feb pic.twitter.com/Z04mECS59B— Thomas van Linge (@ThomasVLinge) February 23, 2019
#Venezuela 🇻🇪: thousands at the fence of La Carlota airbase in #Caracas, pressuring the military to abandon #Maduro. #23Feb pic.twitter.com/AzvFJNDSCq— Thomas van Linge (@ThomasVLinge) February 23, 2019
#Venezuela 🇻🇪: @jguaido meets with Venezuelan soldiers who defected from the #Maduro regime earlier today. #23Feb pic.twitter.com/b70Ko52dHE— Thomas van Linge (@ThomasVLinge) February 23, 2019
#Venezuela 🇻🇪. a retired colonel from the Venezuelan armed forces has come to the border bridge near #Cucuta to call on his fellow soldiers to defect from the #Maduro regime. #23Feb pic.twitter.com/v5xAhIcuEG— Thomas van Linge (@ThomasVLinge) February 23, 2019
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